Monday, November 17, 2025

I Got Nothin’

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     It’s going to be one of those days. I’m very tired, have chores up the wazoo, and no desire whatsoever to address them. So please, enj...
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Sunday, November 16, 2025

A Day To Remember

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     There are many dates on our calendars with historical events attached: the birthdays of presidents; the birthdays of nations; the anni...
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Saturday, November 15, 2025

Nightmare Visions

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     Is this true? The world is run by people who are more cruel and more obscene than you can fathom. They're all pathetic in ways tha...
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Friday, November 14, 2025

Marital Expectations

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     Have a gander at this: thoughts? pic.twitter.com/BPS6W4K5xG — Barefoot Pregnant (@usuallypregnant) November 13, 2025      Give it a...
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Daring To Dream

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     Unless you’ve spent the last several decades in a coma, you’ve surely heard your quota of “doom talk.” You may even have contributed to...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Serfdom in 2025

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     How common are employment policies as explicit as the following:      Let’s leave aside the contradiction of “voluntary mandatory sh...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

For Armistice Day

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     [I first posted this in 2013, when it appeared to me that the world was hurtling toward Armageddon. We survived; we eventually shook of...
Monday, November 10, 2025

Flashes Of Insight Dept.

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     We all have them. The trick is recognizing them and making proper use of them. Have a typical sample: I was reminded of the debt slave...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Pillars Of Power

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     I once wrote:      Many are the laws that go unenforced, or are selectively enforced according to the whim of “the authorities.” Many...
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Friday, November 7, 2025

The Terrible Power Of ‘If’ Part 2

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     Writer R. G. Ryan deposeth and saith:      New York just elected a communist as mayor. OK fine. What if instead of running around with...
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Thursday, November 6, 2025

The Terrible Power Of ‘If’

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     Good morning, Gentle Reader. I hope you got more sleep than I did. Anyway, here we are, with Hallowe’en and Guy Fawkes Day comfortabl...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The Solution Is Neither Obvious Nor Pleasant

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     I keep seeing queries such as this: What tool can store owners own to stop this from happening?! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/cOKcoVFkZn — Anti ...
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Muslim Privilege

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     A reckoning is due:      Is there anyone out there who wants to discuss “privilege?”      Islam is an aggressive, imperialist cre...
Monday, November 3, 2025

Important Truths Dept.

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     Did you know that millions of people will believe anything at all, however absurd, if it begins with “Did you know that...” -- ?     ...
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Could We, Should We Dept.

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     Actor Kevin Sorbo asks:      Muslim militants post selfies with thousands of dead civilians after conquering major Sudanese city! So...
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Sunday, November 2, 2025

In Praise Of Ordinary Life

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     Recently, I read the following from a supposedly sane and well-balanced young woman:      “I want to marry the man who gets more exc...
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Cadences

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     Are there any former piano students among my Gentle Readers? Those of you who had to endure piano lessons in your youth will be familia...
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Friday, October 31, 2025

Backing Away

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     Beware: I’m furious. I’m about to launch a “rant.” It might turn ugly. All the same, I’m not going to hold anything back. Consider your...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

In The Beginning...

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     “Live fast. Die young. Leave a good-looking corpse.” – Originally from Knock on Any Door. Also, motto of the Pagans motorcycle gang. ...